The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday as global investors weighed how long the United States' government shutdown will last and its potential impact. The US government has shut... 

South African state investor Public Investment Corporation (PIC) reported a 22.5% increase in its listed equities portfolio to R999-billion for the year ended March 2025, according to its annual... 

Allowing Eskom Generation to classify the primary energy used by its coal power stations as fixed costs will undermine the objective of using the upcoming launch of the South African Wholesale... 

Business conditions in South Africa's private sector improved for the fifth month running in September, buoyed by a rise in output and new orders, S&P Global reported on Friday. The Purchasing... 

The joint Southern African Vinyls Association (Sava) and Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (Sappma) conference featured a Sava-focused course, titled PVC Transformation:... 

Questions remain regarding the feasibility of chemicals and energy company Sasol’s emission reduction roadmap (ERR), which includes emission-reduction targets and timelines. There are significant... 

In releasing its financial results for the year ended June 30, 2025, energy and chemicals company Sasol demonstrated “clear progress” in delivering against the strategy and commitments outlined at... 

The provisional stage of the 2025 National Skills Competition – a nationwide platform designed to showcase and strengthen South African youths’ technical and vocational talent – has been launched... 

Africa faces a “distressing decline” in foreign health aid and should raise more money domestically, including via taxes on tobacco and alcohol, said South African Finance Minister Enoch... 

The South African rand was steady on Thursday, while investors awaited news on whether the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa, which expired on Tuesday, will be renewed. They were... 

African exporters of agricultural and light manufacturing products could face shrinking market access to the US, while the expiry of the US preferential trade framework the African Growth and... 

The UK government has announced new projects to support the responsible development and use of AI across Africa, following the G20 ‘AI for Africa Initiative’, held in Cape Town. These initiatives,... 

South Africa's tax authority is lagging behind projections required to secure an additional R35-billion in revenue, data from the National Treasury revealed, though it is on track to meet its... 

The lapse of a flagship US trade initiative with Africa that expired overnight is putting scores of businesses on the continent and hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk, raising fears that even a... 

Eskom CFO Calib Cassim warns that municipal arrear debt owing to Eskom could exceed R300-billion by 2030, while once again highlighting the failure of the current National Treasury initiative to... 

Private sector initiative the Port of Gauteng has released a White Paper to mark the start of Transport Month, setting out a plan aimed at addressing the inefficiencies in South Africa’s freight... 

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) finds in its latest trade brief that South Africa’s agricultural exports increased by 8% in the second quarter, compared with the second quarter... 

South Africa's trade minister Parks Tau said he was optimistic that the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa, which expires later on Tuesday, would be renewed. Tau's office said in... 

South Africa risks a debt trap after years of lax budget discipline, but following through with plans for a fiscal rule to control borrowing will put it back on track, the central bank said. The... 

South Africa recorded foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows of R73.5-billion in the second quarter of 2025, compared to inflows of R11.7-billion in the first quarter, central bank data showed on... 

South Africa and Nigeria are poised to exit a global financial watchdog’s “gray list” as soon as next month, marking a change in fortune for two of the continent’s biggest economies. The two... 

US President Donald Trump's administration supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that expires on Tuesday,... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has launched a market inquiry into the impact of fixed charges being levied by Eskom and municipal electricity distributors, which it claims... 

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has announced a €545-million Team Europe package to support Africa's transition to clean energy. The announcement was made by means of a video... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed an Article IV consultation in Botswana, which found that the diamond sector is dragging the country’s economic growth down. After growing by... 

National Treasury finds in its latest 'Local government revenue and expenditure report' spanning July 1, 2024, to June 30, this year, that aggregate spending by municipalities was 89%, or... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that government is finalising an electricity package for the ferrochrome sector that goes beyond the negotiated pricing agreement... 

Botswana's economic output fell sharply in the second quarter, reflecting a steep decline in output from its key diamond industry, data from the statistics agency showed on Friday. Gross domestic... 

The CEO-led business partnership that is currently assisting the South African government with the implementation of turnaround initiatives in electricity, transport, crime and youth unemployment... 

To drive economic recovery and job creation in South Africa’s steel sector, industry organisation Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) emphasises the... 

Government must establish policy certainty if it wants to continue driving industrialisation to increase economic growth, says trade union Solidarity metals and engineering deputy general secretary... 

Having been established in late 2022 at the height of South Africa’s electricity crisis, the Energy Council of South Africa’s initial focus was almost singular: partner with government and Eskom to... 

Industry body the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has raised concern over new trade headwinds following the US’ imposition of an average 30% tariff on South African... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has unveiled a new smart meter-led strategy to address the ongoing problem of load reduction, where the supply of electricity to poor... 

 Company earnings could fall by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said, as rising input costs and operational disruptions driven by policy changes and worsening... 

Pan-African infrastructure and industrial development funding group, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has announced, in collaboration with the Africa Social Security Association (ASSA) and... 

The global economy is entering a period of weak growth and systemic disruption, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest ‘Chief Economists’ Outlook’, published on September 23. The...